Sarajevo, Jan 22,1996 (Press TWRA) - On special session held
yesterday in Sarajevo the Executive Comity of B-H Party of
Democratic Action (SDA BiH) nominated new mandator of B-H
Republic Government dr. Hasan Muratovic, present President of the
State Comity for relations with UN. After the session SDA BiH
issued a very firm press release which accuses the present Prime
Minister H. Silajdzic for "obstructing the political process" and
for undermining, with his statements the reputation of B-H
Assembly in domestic and foreign media". The Executive Comity
emphasizes that Silajdzic's demand for change of the Law on B-H
Government has no basis because B-H Assembly adopted it according
to the law. SDA emphasizes that it is "essential, to form
without delay the republic and federal Government in order to
prevent the further bad consequences" and warns that "the
postponement of B-H Federation Government suits Croatian
extremist because it also delays the disband of Herzeg-Bosnia
which is very useful to enemies of Republic".

Zagreb - In an interview for Croatian independent Radio 1O1
new nominated mandator of B-H Republic Government dr. H.
Muratovic said that the program of his Government will not be
very different from the previous. That is because Muratovic's
Government will get the mandate only until the elections foreseen
in 8 months time. Government will continue to work on
implementation of peace process and economical reconstruction of
B-H and the establishing of B-H Federation, emphasized Muratovic.

The Sarajevo's Radio 99 journalist reported for 1O1 Radio
that Prime Minister Silajdzic rejected the rumors that he already
negotiated with the representatives of opposition parties
relating to the founding of his own party. Silajdzic only
announced that "after all that happened, there is a possibility
to establish a new parties" but he did not make clear when and
weather that will be his party. (end) S.K.

Sarajevo, Jan 22,1996 (Press TWRA) - The Assistant of US State
Secretary for Human Rights John Shattack visited yesterday four
locations near Srebrenica where mass graves are situated. John
Shattack confirmed that there are "horrible evidences on crimes
against humanity". Shattack emphasized that the visit was not "to
dig up graves but to get first hand insight in the mass graves
sites. He also added that Hague Tribunal will base its
indictments on evidences from this mass graves". "During the
research of graves it will be necessary to secure the sites and
investigation teams, and the duty of IFOR, under Dayton, is to
give help to war crimes researcher", emphasized Shattack.

However, IFOR Commander for B-H Gen L. Smith rejected the
possibility that NATO solders will constantly monitor and guard
the areas where mass graves are located. "This does not mean that
NATO solders will guard every grave and protect each individual
who wants to visit such places", says Smith's Headquarters press
release. However, the NATO planes which give air support to IFOR
started the reconnaissance flights over the mass graves sites so
that ground forces could intervene if necessary. (end) S.K.

Mostar, Zagreb, Vitez, Jan 21, 1996 (Press TWRA) - No new
incidents have been reported from Mostar. Five persons were
killed in an accident without political background, caused by bad
weather conditions and the road damage along the river Neretva.
Besides minor displeasure among some HVO officials, there is no
reaction to H. Koschnick's agreement with F. Tudjman reached in
Zagreb in the presence of M. Granic, G. Susak. M. Tudjman and M.
Zuzul, and Italian ambassador to Zagreb, P. Pensa, on sending 1OO
Croatia's policemen to Mostar with the B-H authorities' support,
to assist under WEU command, in easing the situation in the town.
The decision is made for H. Koschnick to be arbiter in the Mostar
disputes, along with arbitration of Roberts Owen (USA), and his
associates (ambassador Cornbloom and gen. Clark) at the level of
the B-H Federation, helped by German representative Ch. Schwarz
Schilling. Koschnick announced that the EU office to Mostar would
act as the town administration till July this year, but it would
remain in the town to assist in financing the projects and as
advisory body, not as the town administration. Talks in Mostar,
Tuesday, will include Croatian defense minister Susak and Bosnian
either foreign minister Sacirbey or prime minister Silajdzic.

EU administration spokesman in Mostar, Dragan Gasic says the
Dayton accord does not foresee exact date for the Mostar police
to be united. Another EU administration spokesman sir Martin
Garod announced that entire freedom of movement in Mostar would
be realized till Feb. 8, this year. Koshnick's assistant Klaus
Metscher confirmed that north part of Mostar was fired at during
the recent gathering of Muslim believers in the area who attended
the solemn opening of a new mosque, but that EU cannot say where
the shelling came from and what was the target.

President of the B-H Federation Kresimir Zubak said the
incidents in Usora and Mostar held up but not jeopardized the
entire B-H Federation project. "After all we have reached, I am
an optimist hoping for six counties to be established in Mostar,"
said Zubak stressing that the authorities in Mostar (Croat held
part) do not regard the assistance of 1OO policemen from Croatia
necessary, as they claim they are able to provide security,
legality and freedom of movement in Mostar with their own police.

HVO has stated that Bosnian police maltreated HVO official
from central Bosnia Josip Vranic on the Krasevo-Alibegovci road.
It is a new pressure on Croats from Usora, claims HVO reminding
it is an attempt to revoke Croat county of Usora (self -styled in
this war, north of the Tesanj county towards Doboj, unrecognized
yet), and also to expel Croat population from the area. HVO
commander of central Bosnia Drago Dragicevic said that such
incidents like acting towards J. Vranic could result in unwanted
consequences for the B-H Federation. Filip Filipovic, HVO member
in the joint staff of the B-H Federation forces says the problems
in Usora come from Bosnian side which wants to join the villages
of Alibegovci and Ularice to the Tesanj county, regarded by HVO
as a part of the predominantly Croat Usora. /end/ A.S.

Sarajevo, Jan 2O, 1996 (Press TWRA) - Bulgarian president Zhelu
Zhelev visited the B-H capital yesterday and talked with the
president and members of the B-H Presidency, A. Izetbegovic, E.
Ganic, Mirko Pejanovic, Ivo Komsic and the president of the B-H
Federation Kresimir Zubak and minister of energetics and industry
in the B-H government Faruk Smailbegovic. After the talks in the
Konak villa, president Zhelev said: "We were the first state in
the world to recognize the B-H independence. We today support
sovereignty and territorial integrity of B-H and want to promote
bilateral relations and aid reconstruction and recovery of B-H.
Therefore, a number of Bulgarian economists and businessmen
arrived with me who have agreed with their hosts on a successful
cooperation. Bulgaria is ready to send its troops to help in the
peace plan implementation within IFOR." /end/ A.S.

Sarajevo, Jan 2O, 1996 (Press TWRA) - Slovenian head of diplomacy
Z. Thaler visited Sarajevo. He was received by B-H top officials
including his host Muhamed Sacirbey. In the statement issued
after the meeting Thaler said: "Maintaining close cooperation
between Slovenia, Croatia, B-H and Macedonia is extremely
important to secure the implementation of fair succession of
ex-Yugoslavia. Any change of the so-far views of the
international community of economic and political succession of
ex-Yugoslavia must not be allowed. It must be taken into account
in the process of normalization of relations with Belgrade. None
state should accept one-sided concessions to the FR Yugoslav
government. We call Sarajevo, Skopje and Zagreb to adjust their
approach to this issue." Besides, Slovenian minister announced
greater presence of Slovenia in reconstruction of B-H announcing
soon visit of Slovenia's economists to Bosnia. /end/A.S.

Zagreb, Cazin, Jan 2O, 1996 (Press TWRA) - A group of mujjahids
near Coralici north of Bihac, encircled a group of Canadians who
invited the IFOR British soldiers to intervene what proved to be
unnecessary as mujjahids released Canadians.

IFOR spokesman to Zagreb says nearly all mijjahids have left
B-H. IFOR regards the case near Coralici as an exception as they
were not armed in the surprise attack on Canadians. /end/ A.S.

Sarajevo, Tuzla, Jan 2O, (Press TWRA) - US Col. Fontenote (IFOR)
presided the three Bosnia's warring sides' meeting in IFOR's camp
in Dubrave village, nearby Brcko, north Bosnia. It was released
that 8O% of the job of withdrawing the forces and arms had been
implemented within the given term while delay for 2O% of the
duties had been caused by poor weather conditions. A meeting of
the three sides at Ilidza was announced in Sarajevo today with
the IFOR ground forces comdr., gen. sir Michael Walker as a
chairman. ICRC announced 224 persons had been released in the
exchange held at the Sarajevo airport Butmir the prvious night.
The ICRC workers compare the list of the released with the lists
provided by three sides. ICRC reminds that the POWs exchange in
B-H has not been finished yet although the term expired the night
before and about 7OO more persons ar still held in captivity.

In the past few days R. Holbrooke visited Belgrade, Zagreb
and Sarajevo to encourage withdrawal of all sides in B-H from the
separation lines within schedule, a duty to be strictly observed,
as Holbrooke stressed in Sarajevo where he attended the meeting
of the Contact group representatives (Germany, USA, Russia,
France, G. Britain). After Sarajevo, Holbrooke talked with
Milosevic in Belgrade and said that the issue discussed was the
Dayton peace implementation. Yesterday in Zagreb, Holbrooke had a
talk with Tudjman on the B-H Federation, implementation of the
Dayton accord for B-H and the situation in eastern Slavonia. As
there were a few hours left for deadline expiry for the Bosnian
sides' withdrawal for 2 km off the front lines, Holbrooke
expressed his hope that each side would comply with it, adding
that he believes in the implementation of the military annex of
the agreement while holds too early to speak about the chance for
success of the civilian annex of the peace agreement.

Several hours before the deadline expiry, the NATO secretary
general Javier Solana said the withdrawal of the three sides in
Bosnia had been successfully and entirely ended. Meanwhile, IFOR
said about 5O more pieces of heavy arms should be collected. HVO
official I. Kotroman warned that Yugoslav soldiers and officers
were still on the B-H territory. Ray Collins (IFOR, central
Bosnia) said that any side remaining within the separation zone,
took the responsibility of being exposed to the IFOR fire. Police
must not carry long barrel arms, otherwise it would be taken and
destroyed. Fire on the occasion of anybody's and any kind of
holidays is strictly forbidden, stressed Collins. /end/ A.S.

Bonn, Jan 2O, 1996 (Press TWRA) - Germany denied Belgrade's claim
on German-Yugoslav agreement on the road traffic. Normalization
of the traffic was discussed at the Bonn meeting and followed by
signing of a regular minutes and not the inter-state agreement,
German diplomacy said. Before the war, the roads linking western
Europe with the Middle East went through Serbia. /end/ A.S.

Sarajevo, Jan 21, 1996 (Press TWRA) - Bosnian premier, proposed
as a mandatory of a new government of the Republic of B-H said he
would not accept the mandate if the law adopted at the latest
session of the Parliament stating that the Republic government
had five and not six portfolio ministers, was in force. Silajzic
said he talked about the issue at the meeting with Ivo Lozancic
and Bozo Rajic, the leaders of the B-H HDZ whose member Ivan
Bender insisted on five, not six ministers in government.
"State's sovereignty is maintained by the state institutions.
Reducing the number of ministries in the Republic government is
an attempt to weaken the central government of B-H. The decision
on five ministries was brought by delegates under pressure. It is
a violence against parliamentary democracy," Silajdzic says.

President of the B-H Federation, Kresimir Zubak said Croats
do not oppose to Silajdzic' candidacy but current premier
demanded something not being adopted by Parliament. "We expect
SDA to propose another mandatory for the Republic government,
"says Zubak. /end/ A.S.

The Hague, Jan 21, 1996 (Press TWRA) - The International Criminal
Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTFY) demands aid of the
international community in collecting the evidence on the
existence of mass graves in B-H. The main prosecutor of ICTFY R.
Goldstone, at the press conference said if the corpses should be
exhumed from the mass graves then material evidence on their
existence must be protected along with providing the photographs.
"It is important in some cases to exhume the bodies as it had
been done in Rwanda. National states are obliged to help the
Tribunal in preserving likely documents," Goldstone says.

Goldstone reminded that the Belgrade government still does
not recognize legitimacy of the Internatioan Tribunal - "none of
my demands addressed to president Milosevic has not been
adequately responded." Goldstone stresses the investigation on
the crimes committed in the so-called Krajina by Croatian army
members will be hard to continue if the access to the witnesses,
most of whom are in Serbia, is not permitted. "If the Belgrade
government does not comply with the peace agreement it had
signed, the UN security Council will adopt the document on likely
imposing sanctions which are suspended now, says Goldstone. He
stresses that Croatian government expressed its readiness to
cooperate but the good will and promise have not been proved yet.

Goldstone visited the NATO seat, Friday, and talked to its
secretary general Javier Solana about the condition authorizing
IFOR to arrest the suspected war criminals to Bosnia.

Washington - The White House spokesman Mike Curry has
released that Clinton's administration regards the protection of
evidence on the mass graves as necessary. So McCurry indirectly
commented the statement of the US gen. George Joulwan who said
that IFOR could not protect the mass graves, as "it has other
duties." /end/ A.S.